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" I'm trying to learn how to cook. "

Sharon Van Etten

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" My friends actually used to call me the 'Female Conor Oberst.' I got to open up with him once, and I told him about that, and he thought it was hilarious. "

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" I go back to things all the time. It's really nice, too, like when I'm going through some kind of a writer's block, and I'm feeling uninspired, I go to some of my oldest songs from over the years and sift through them, and one thing that's very nice is to see how I've grown up a little bit. A little bit. "

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" Music is still my main thing, but I will explore anything that's interesting and challenging. "

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" I think leading up to the tour is the most stressful part because you barely have any time home. "

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" I totally lucked out by meeting a lot of amazing people. I guess it stems from going to shows and being confident enough to meet people and be able to talk to them like a normal person rather than have my head down all the time. "

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" Relationships. Ugh. You have to laugh sometimes. "

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" I have a hard time not wearing my heart on my sleeve and answering people honestly. You know, my friends warn me that I should be more guarded 'cause sometimes I am too honest and open, but it's also just who I am. "

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" My career is based off of me talking about my emotions. "

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" Both my brothers are drummers. "

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" Hopefully, the stuff that is way too personal that I record and keep - people won't hear it because it's way too personal. "

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" People relate to songs so differently. No matter what it's about in reality, people create their own meaning behind it and connect with it on their own terms. "

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" I'm a total goofball. "

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" I have a day job Monday to Friday. I work at a record label in Brooklyn called Ba Da Bing. It's a great indie label and I listen to music all day. I meet people online and find out about the cool new music blogs. "

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" I'm pursuing a degree in mental health counseling. It'll be a long journey, and I still want to do music and other creative projects. "

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" I'm not a down-in-the-dumps person. I think some people assume that I am because of the music I write. "

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" I am my therapist, and I analyze what's happening and if I'm being hurt in the process. The result is songs that are very emotional, very deep, although I try to write them generally so they won't alienate the listener. "

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" I started writing for myself when I didn't know how to understand how I was feeling, and I didn't know how to talk to people about it, so I would break into the subconscious to try and understand what I was going through. "

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" I try to focus on the melodies and try to make everything else minimal. The melody and the lyrics are most important to me. "

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" I don't know how to get a crowd singing along. That's not what my music does. "

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" Everything will be okay. I have a sticker on my laptop that says that. "

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" I get things out of my system through my songs, but, because they can be about so many different things, it takes me a while to get through them emotionally. "

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" The only thing that's helped me get through some really hard times was just being able to write and express - it's very cathartic for me. I'm hoping that, by writing and performing for other people, it affects them the same way. "

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" If I make assumptions about the audience and start overthinking things, I can drive myself crazy about how the audience perceives me. I try not to do that anymore. "

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